I thought it was too dessert-ish too but very pretty. My friend who brought it is lactose intolerant & doesn't eat gluten () so I think it was tailored around her. There were some gluten free crackers and she can eat the meats (not enough IMO) and fruit. The macarons actually got a bit soggy being in there. I do like fruit on my boards. and usually include grapes, apples, and figs but not all of that. Plus I usually put nuts & this didn't have any. But still a very pretty presentation.
The dry rub & the chimmichuri & the hickory chips made the tri tip delicious but way too done for my taste. 2 1/2 lbs and I swear it was done in 15 minutes. I figured the probe was wrong so I kept sticking a reg thermometer in it and got different temps. I should have trusted the probe.